Meaning of heat capacity | Babel Free
Definitions
The capability of a system to absorb heat energy; the amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of a system by one temperature unit without any change of phase.
Equivalents
Dansk
varmekapacitet
Deutsch
Wärmekapazität
Ελληνικά
θερμοχωρητικότητα
Suomi
lämpökapasiteetti
Français
capacité thermique
Bahasa Indonesia
kapasitas kalor
Italiano
capacità termica
ქართული
თბოტევადობა
Nederlands
warmtecapaciteit
Русский
теплоёмкость
Examples
“500 J introduced to a system caused the temperature of the system to increase⟳ by 2 K; thus, the heat capacity is 250 J/K. If the system consists of a single material with a mass of 500 g, the specific heat capacity of that material is 500 J/K/kg.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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